Pool vs. Basin
Poolnoun
A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water.
Poolnoun
A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
Poolnoun
ellipsis of swimming pool.
Poolnoun
A supply of resources.
Poolnoun
A set of resources that are kept ready to use.
Poolnoun
A small amount of liquid on a surface, such as a pool of blood.
Poolnoun
A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game
Poolnoun
(sport) A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour, 7 of another, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.
Poolnoun
In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.
Poolnoun
Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
Poolnoun
The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a share; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
Poolnoun
A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed.
Poolnoun
(rail transport) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.
Poolnoun
(legal) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.
Poolverb
to form a pool
Poolverb
(transitive) to put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of
Poolverb
(intransitive) to combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction
Poolnoun
A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon.
Poolnoun
A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
Poolnoun
The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
Poolnoun
A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.
Poolnoun
In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.
Poolnoun
Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
Poolnoun
A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into the pool.
Poolnoun
A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.
Poolnoun
An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.
Poolverb
To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.
Poolverb
To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.
Poolnoun
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
Poolnoun
a small lake;
Poolnoun
an organization of people or resources that can be shared;
Poolnoun
an association of companies for some definite purpose
Poolnoun
any communal combination of funds;
Poolnoun
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid;
Poolnoun
the combined stakes of the betters
Poolnoun
something resembling a pool of liquid;
Poolnoun
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
Poolverb
combine into a common fund;
Poolverb
join or form a pool of people
Basinnoun
a wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall
Basinnoun
(obsolete) a shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food
Basinnoun
a depression, natural or artificial, containing water
Basinnoun
(geography) an area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin
Basinnoun
(geography) a rock formation scooped out by water erosion
Basinnoun
A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
Basinnoun
The quantity contained in a basin.
Basinnoun
A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc.
Basinnoun
A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.
Basinnoun
A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river.
Basinnoun
An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; - especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields.
Basinnoun
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids;
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the quantity that a basin will hold;
Basinnoun
a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it;
Basinnoun
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries;
Basinnoun
a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face;
Basinnoun
a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin.
Basinnoun
a wide open container used for preparing food or for holding liquid
Basinnoun
a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially one containing water
Basinnoun
the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries, or which drains into a lake or sea
Basinnoun
an enclosed area of water where boats can be moored
Basinnoun
a circumscribed rock formation where the strata dip towards the centre.
